Research Through Unearthed Epitaphs:The Tuyuhun People’s Sinicization During the Northern Dynasties

In the middle and late Northern Wei Dynasty,Tuyuhun people gradually entered political field of Central Plains Dynasty,and cultural merging came with the interaction of the crowd.Although Tuyuhun Kingdom located in the northwestern area,Tuyuhun people’s epitaphs whose unearthed places were known so far were all found in the Central Plains,which shows that Tuyuhun was closely linked with the Central Plains Dynasty in politics and culture.Taking epitaph of Tuyuhun Ji as the center,this thesis analyzes the political and cultural phenomenon reflected in the epitaph,on the basis of reorganizing his genealogy and official career.At the same time,combining with unearthed epigraphs of other Tuyuhun people in the Northern Dynasties,the thesis analyzes the sinicization elements in the cognitive identity of tomb owners and their images reflected in inscriptions,and further discusses the transformation of the concepts of national,ethnic,and cultural identity of Tuyuhun people who lived in the Central Plains.

大秦景教研究述评——历史、语言、文本综论(下)

本文承上期探究景教之滥殇——叙利亚东方教会之后在亚洲的发展传播。景教在7世纪初进入唐代中国,在唐太宗、高宗、武则天、玄宗时代以"波斯教"身份发展,在中国立足生根。天宝四年(745)玄宗为免其与其他波斯宗教相混,根据发源地赐景教新名"大秦教"。自此到唐末景教都以此为名。关于景教在唐中晚期流布的文献留存极其有限,近年出土的墓志、经幢可稍稍填补这段空白。新出土的石刻史料勾勒出景教在此时期传播分布的大概面貌。